Alex Collins | Running Back

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Collins (5'10/217) rotated with Jonathan Williams until Williams suffered a year-ending injury ahead of the 2015 season, turning in a 271-1,577-20 (5.82 YPC) rushing line as the Razorbacks' feature runner last year. Although Collins was productive in college, his tape shows limited short-area burst, an inability to beat defenders to the edge, and the skill set of a workmanlike, replacement-level runner. Collins' athletic deficiencies were confirmed in Indy, running 4.59 with sluggish broad (9'5") and vertical (28 1/2") jumps. He'll be a dime-a-dozen back in the NFL. Apr 30 - 3:32 PM

NFL Draft Scout's Frank Cooney wrote that Arkansas RB Alex Collins "is not as big as some runners or as fast as others, but he is as tough and determined as any of them."

"[Collins] is a no-nonsense, north-south runner who reaches top speed faster than some defenders can adjust," Cooney noted. He went on to call him a "decent receiver and adequate blocker," but believes both of those skills need to be honed in order for the 5-foot-10, 217-pounder to reach his ceiling. NFL Media's Lance Zierlein has deemed Collins as a "repetitive runner lacking dynamic talent," but sees him as potential immediate contributor in terms of red zone carries. Regardless of what analysts are saying about his overall athletic prowess, the Arkansas rock has a high enough opinion of his own abilities. Said Collins, "I honestly feel like I'm the best running back in the draft." Duly noted, Mr. Collins, duly noted. Apr 9 - 8:31 PM

An SEC area scout says Arkansas RB Alex Collins is "probably a third-rounder."

Last year I thought Jonathan Williams was the better back, but Collins changed my mind this year," he said. "He's not special but he's solid." As for NFL Media draft analyst Lance Zierlein, he compares Collins to Chris Ivory. "Vision and footwork are the catalysts for his elusiveness and he has flashed long speed," Zierlein wrote. "Collins is a repetitive runner lacking dynamic talent, but he's run in gap, power and zone schemes and should be a scheme fit for most teams looking at running back. Collins should be able to step right in and challenge for carries and red zone work immediately." Mar 21 - 3:32 PM

Rivals analysts Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell noted that Arkansas RB Alex Collins, "needs to show more athleticism and agility to move up draft boards."

"Collins did not do well in the testing [at the NFL Scouting Combine]–-whether it was about speed or power or burst--so the question remains exactly where does he fit in the NFL?" the analysts pondered. The 5-foot-10, 217-pound Arkansas product ran a 40-yard dash of 4.59 seconds and Farrell believes "he’s going to need to get tha[t] time down into the sub-4.5 range if he wants to be the third back off the board [behind Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott and Alabama's Derrick Henry]. That seems unlikely and there are more questions about him now than there were before the combine." Mar 11 - 9:13 PM